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How to Draw Dinosaurs

Step-by-step instructions for 20 prehistoric creatures
Series: Learn to Draw
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How to Draw Dinosaurs by expertly guides young artists through the fascinating world of dinosaur illustration. This children's book provides easy-to-follow steps for drawing various dinosaurs, combining educational fun with artistic techniques to inspire budding palaeoartists. Perfect for dinosaur enthusiasts eager to bring prehistoric creatures to life on paper.
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This engaging children's book is perfect for young dinosaur enthusiasts keen on learning to draw their favourite prehistoric creatures. With simple, step-by-step instructions, it encourages creativity and offers fun activities that can keep kids entertained while they develop their artistic skills.

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How to Draw Dinosaurs offers step-by-step lessons on drawing a triceratops, a pteranodon, a tyrannosaurus, and more, with colour illustrations and fun facts.

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With How to Draw Dinosaurs, young artists learn to bring these incredible creatures to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different dinosaur species. Fascinating facts throughout provide inspiration and learning opportunities.

The book opens with a brief description of how to get started, using basic drawing tools. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape and progresses, step by step, to a finished piece of artwork, making it easy to follow along.

Children will be enthralled by the life-like depiction of each dinosaur accompanied by incredible facts about its weight, size, diet, and appearance. Kids will enjoy the 32 pages of drawing instruction for a variety of dinosaurs, including:

  • Tyrannosaurus rex
  • Stegosaurus
  • Triceratops
  • Velociraptor
  • Pteranodon
  • Brachiosaurus
  • Iguanodon

With a mix of art instruction and fun trivia, How to Draw Dinosaurs is the perfect way for children to discover more about their favourite dinosaurs, in addition to developing their artistic talents.

Also available from the Learn to Draw series: How to Draw Cats & Kittens, How to Draw Animal Friends, How to Draw Dogs & Puppies, How to Draw Horses & Ponies, How to Draw Sea Creatures, and How to Draw Zoo Animals.

Series: Learn to Draw

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    Drawing is the cat's meow! With easy step-by-step instructions and full-colour illustrations, any cat lover can learn to draw 20 different lifelike kitties of all shapes and sizes. As kids follow along with the clear illustrations, they'll learn to develop their drawings from basic shapes to finished masterpieces. Fun facts about the featured breeds add extra entertainment value. The step-by-step...
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  • How to Draw Dinosaurs
    With How to Draw Dinosaurs, young artists learn to bring these incredible creatures to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different dinosaur species. Fascinating facts throughout provide inspiration and learning opportunities. The book opens with a brief description of how to get started, using basic drawing tools. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape and...
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    With Horses & Ponies (How to Draw), young artists learn to bring these sweet and majestic animals to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different breeds. Simple instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike horses and ponies. Each drawing lesson begins with a basic shape and progresses, step by step, to a finished piece...
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  • How to Draw Dogs & Puppies
    Learn the secrets to drawing realistic dogs and puppies through step-by-step projects, focusing on techniques specific to drawing canines, from creating a variety of fur types and features to achieving accurate proportions. Facts and trivia add to the fun and learning along the way. How to Draw Dogs & Puppies is perfect for beginning artists who want to draw their...
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  • How to Draw Zoo Animals
    With How to Draw Zoo Animals, young artists learn to bring their favourite creatures to life, guided by realistic illustrations and step-by-step instructions for 20 different animals found at the zoo. Now anyone can learn to draw realistic animals! Simple step-by-step instructions make it fun and easy to draw lifelike animals, including: Panda bear Giraffe Elephant Tiger Cheetah Toucan Hippopotamus...
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  • How to Draw Sea Creatures
    Few artistic subjects can compete with the vibrant, colourful splendour of the ocean and its inhabitants. Now kids can learn to re-create their own underwater world with How to Draw Sea Creatures, where they'll find easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for drawing 20 different aquatic creatures of all shapes and sizes. Starting with basic shapes and following through, step by step, to...
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  • How to Draw Animal Friends
    Animal Friends (How to Draw) provides all the information kids need to begin creating inspired drawings of all their favourite family pets, including step-by-step instructions and fun animal facts. Aspiring artists begin each drawing with basic shapes, then follow the instructions, step by step, to finish with a realistic rendering of an animal. They'll also discover fun facts about the...
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  • Learn to Draw Horses & Ponies
    Children everywhere will love learning to draw the selection of breeds featured in Learn to Draw Horses & Ponies. After a brief introduction to the tools and materials needed to get started, aspiring artists will embark on an artistic journey starting with some sample drawing exercises to warm up. Young artists-in-training will then learn to draw a variety of loveable...
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  • Learn to Draw Military Machines
    Learn to Draw Military Machines teaches you how to draw all of your favourite military vehiclesβ€”step by step! Perfect for young artists-in-training, Learn to Draw Military Machines offers a comprehensive drawing experience that includes step-by-step lessons, as well as full-colour photographs, fun facts, trivia, quizzes, and much more. Children will enjoy the 64 pages of drawing instruction for a variety...
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  • How to Draw Military Machines
    Learning to draw doesn't get more exciting than this! Young artists will revel in the variety of explosive drawing subjects featured in How to Draw Military Machines, including a twin-engine attack helicopter, a guided missile submarine, an F-16 fighter jet, a B-52 bomber, and more. Each drawing lesson starts with a basic shape, such as a rectangle or oval, and...
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  • Learn to Draw Dogs & Puppies
    Learn to Draw Dogs & Puppies educates children as they learn to draw their favourite dog breeds, including a Labrador, an English bulldog, a Siberian Husky, and a Dalmatian. Learn to Draw Dogs & Puppies includes fun, engaging content featuring the loyal and favourite canine companions children know and love. With this fun and educational drawing book, budding artists will...
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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781633227583

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 November 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Walter Foster Jr.

Edition: New Edition with new cover & price

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Jeff Shelly

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 279.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

About the Author

Jeff Shelly is an illustrator living in Los Angeles, California.

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